American billionaire MacKenzie Scott donates to LGBTQ organization (+ more transgender news)

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth mental health nonprofit the Trevor Project (Out)

MacKenzie Scott (formerly Bezos) is an American novelist, philanthropist, and early contributor to Amazon.

This is not the first time MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the US, has given money to LGBTQ organizations.

In 2020, Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations announced it received a $2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott (described as its largest one-time gift at the time).

Outright International published a report presenting Scott’s support as a major “game changer” investment in the global queer and transgender movement, noting gifts to multiple LGBTIQ organizations.

MAP’s announcement of a Scott gift discusses the rise of anti-LGBTQ attacks and mentions laws targeting families “simply for supporting their transgender child.”

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